
COPYRIGHT, 1893, BY WALTER H. BAKER & CO. 



BAKER'S DARKEY PLAYS 

Edited and arranged for publication from the ivell-lrnown repertoire of 

** SCHOOLCRAFT AND COES " loith all their original 

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BY GEO. H. COES. 

Price ..... 15 cents each. 



"Luke Schoolcraft" and "George Coes " are too well known to admirers of 
Kegro Minstrelsy to require comment, and the following selections from their 
admirable repertory of pieces have no need of other recommendation. No one 
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Mrs. Didymus* Party. In One Scene. Two male characters. 

Scene, a plain room. , An immensely humorous trifle. Plays 

twenty minutes. 
Music VS. Elocution.- In One Scene. Two male characters. 

Scene, a plain room. Always very popular. Plays fifteen minutes. 
Mistaken Identity. In One Scene. Eight male and one female 

characters. Can be played in "white face" if desired. Plays 

fifteen minutes. 
Oh, Well, It's No Use. In One Scene. Three male characters. 

A very funny sketch, full of genuine darkey humor. Plays 

twenty minutes. 

Here She Goes, and There She Goes. In One Act. Eight 
male and one female characters. An uproariously funny piece 
of great popularity. Plays twenty-five minutes. 

A Finished Education. A Finale for the "First Part" of a 
Minstrel Entertainment. Three speaking characters. No change 
of scene 

Black Blunders. In Two Scenes. Nine males and three females. 
Scenery simple; costumes eccentric. Very lively and amusing. 
Plays twenty-five minutes. 

The Old Parson. A "First Part Finish" for a Minstrel Enter- 
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Sublime and Ridiculous. In One Scene. Three male characters. 
Scenery and costumes very simple. A sure hit for a good burlesque 
comedian. Plays twenty minutes. 

Everyday Occurrences. A " First Part Finish " for a Minstrel 
Entertainment. ThreS .speaking characters. No change of scene. 

Badly Sold. In Two Scenes. Four male characters and supers. 
A very funny piece. Can be played " white face " with equally 
good effect. Plays twenty minutes. 

Our Colored Conductors- In Two Scenes. Three male char- 
acters and ten supers. This is an uproariously funny " skit " and a 
sure hit. Plays twenty minutes. 



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Tricks Upon Travellers 



a Negro &ct in ©ne Scene 



ARRANGED BY 



GEORGE H. COES 



As played by Schoolcraft and Coes 



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BOSTON 



^^^/4^^^^^ 



1894 






CHARACTERS. 

TOM ) 

> TW Servants. 
JERRY) 

TRAVELLER, 



PROPERTIES. 



Two dust-brushes. Carpet bag. A bundle of spoons. Dummy baby. Two 
cigars. Two glasses containing milk. Two newspapers. Candles and candle- 
sticks r. and L. A dummy man dressed like traveller. 




Copyright, 1894, by Walter H. Baker & Co. 



TMP92-Q08S94 



TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS. 



Scene. — Plain Interior. Table, c. ; two chairs. 

Tom {enters). Ah, nobody here ? Then I'll wait until the land- 
lord comes. In the meantime, Til dust up the furniture. {Com- 
mences to dnst.) Strange the landlord don't come. 1 got a letter 
this morning to come here to work, and — 

Jerry {enters). Hello! Are you the landlord of this place? 

Tom. Yes ; I got your letter this morning. 

Jerry. Yes ; I got your letter this morning to go to work here. 

Tom. I got your letter at nine o'clock, G. N., and lve come to 
work here. Are you the landlord ? 

Jerry. No. Are you the landlord? 

Tom. No ; didn't you send for me to come to work here? 

Jerry. Why, no. I've come for the situation myself, so you'd 
better get out of here. 

Tom. I won't do it. The landlord sent me a letter, and I'm 
going to work here. So you get out. 

Jerry. Well, /'/// here, and am going to work. {Both com- 
mence to dust furiously.) 

{ Enter Traveller.) 

Traveller {looks around. He has a coat on to strip, and an 
overcoat with the spoons in one pocket, and dummy baby in the 
other). This must be the hotel. Ah, there are the servants. 

Tom {pulls Traveller /<? l. h.). Ah, landlord, here I am. I 
got your letter — 

Jerry {pulls Traveller to r. h.). I received your letter for 
the situation. {Both pull him r. audL., and keep talking to him.) 

Traveller. You are mistaken in the man. I sent you no 
letters. 

Both. Ain't you the landlord? 

Traveller. No. I'm a traveller, and I want to stop here 
to-night. 

Both {get a chair). Here, take a seat. {Put both chairs to- 
gether. ) 

Traveller. Yes ; but I can't sit in two chairs at once. 

^OTH. Set on half of mine. {Pushes him down.) 

3 



4 TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS. 

Traveller. This is very curious ; very accommodating wait- 
ers surely. 

Both. Have you travelled far to-day? Where did you come 
from? Let me take your carpet-bag. {Both grab it and look 
through it ; then throw it back out of the way.) 

Traveller. 1 never saw such actions in my life. Very curious 
servants. 

Both. Take off your overcoat ? {Both pull it off, and quarrel 
to see which shall have it. They both feel i?i the pockets ; ferry 
pulls out baby ; both look and laugh.) 

Jerry. He's from Utah, — one of Brigham Young's disciples. 

Tom (pulls out spoons from the other pockets). No, it ain't; it's 
Ben Butler in disguise. ( Throw coat up back.) 

(Traveller all this time is looking on in amazeme?it.) 

Both. Let me take your hat. {Both grab it and quarrel; 
fi 71 ally destroy it.) 

Traveller. Say, be careful of my clothes. Don't tear me all 
to pieces. 

(Both place chair behind the table and try to push Traveller 
into it.) 

Traveller. You are not aware who I am. I wish to stop here 
to-night, and would like to see the landlord. 

Both. He's gone out. That's all right; we'll take good care 
of you. 

Traveller {to Tom). What's your name? 

Tom. My name is Tom, sir. 

Traveller {to Jerry). And yours. 

Jerry. My name is Jerry. 

Traveller. Well, that's very funny. Your name is Tom {to 
Tom), and yours, Jerry. {All laugh.) Tom and Jerry. 

(Both go r. and l. and bring milk ; then quarrel to see if Trav- 
eller will drink either one.) 

Traveller. I didn't send you for those drinks. 

Both. Yes, you did. You said Tom and Jerry, and you must 
drink mine, and pay for it too. 

Traveller. But I can't drink both glasses at once. 

Both. You must drink some of mine : you ordered it. 

Traveller. This is the most singular place I ever got into. 
{Drink some out of both glasses.) Now I will smoke, if you have 
a good cigar. 

Both. Yes, sir. {Both rush r. and L. and bring cigar.) 

Traveller. I don't want two cigars. 

Both. You must smoke mine. {Call them any name ; quarrel 
as before.) 



TRICKS UPON TRAVELLERS. 5 

Traveller. Bring me a candle. 

Both. Yes, sir. (The same business.*) 

Traveller. Now, have you the evening paper? 

Both. Yes, sir. (Both get paper ; call them what name they 
like, with the same business as before.) 

Tom. This is the . Tells you all what happened to-day. 

Jerry. This is the . Tells you all the news what hap- 
pened to-morrow. 

Traveller. Yes. I'll take them to my room and read them 
before going to bed. 

Both. You want to go to your room ? This way. (Jerry 
takes Traveller r. and explains what a nice room his is; then 
Tom comes and catcJies his coat-tail and pulls it off, goes to L., 
looks around, and sees he has got nothing but his coat-tail ; then 
goes and takes him by the arm and pulls him L., and explains 
what a nice room he lias got for him. Then Jerry grabs the other 
coat-tail ; same business as Tom ; then both grab him by the arm 
and pull him all over stage to R. 2 e. ; then push him off and grab 
dummy and pull it around lively ; then they both pull i?t opposite 
directions, when dummy parts in the centre; both fall and getter al 
confusion. Scene closes.) 

REMARKS. 

This must be worked up very lively, both talking all the time ; 
only recollect the points written. 



A NE W BORDER D RAMA. 

T'RISS; 

OR, BEYOND THE ROCKIES. 

' A DRAMA OF WESTERN LIFE IN FOUR ACTS. 
^ ; • By JUSTIN ADAMS, 

'AUTHOR OF "AT THE PICKET LINE," "THE INFERNAL MACHINE," "DAWN," 
THE SUICIDE CLUB," "THE ENGINEKR," "THE RAG-PICKER'S 
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'As first performed at Hayes Opera House, Rochester, N. H., Sept. 3, 1892. 

Eight male and four female characters. Scenery, three interiors and one ex- 
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Price .... 25 Cents. 

SYNOPSIS: 

ACT I. "The Roost." A quiet game. T'riss' story. Nat's return. "Pay 
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hidden papers. An apparition, "/have." T'riss to the Rescue. 

ACT II. Nat's cabin. Jealousy. The Salvation Harmy. " It's Hinglish, you 
know." Hank and Hamlin. " I'll light on you so deuced heavy, you'll think 
you were hugged by a grizzly." Love and temperance. "I'll never drink 
again." The pipe of peace. The Murder. T'riss again. "Twas that 
gambler, Jack Hamlin." 

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quinine." Nat's knife. The gambler. T'riss on the stand. The tell-tale 

j buttons. Innocent. "Hold on, gambler, this is a game where you can't 

\ y pass." A run for life. The Escape. 

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deaf instead of blind. T'riss again. Suspicious. "Me and Hank." "A 
female cemetery." Miss Prim. " Throw up your hands, Hank, she's got the 
drop on you." In society. The old T'riss and the new. A French quota- 
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you all the time." Nat and T'riss. " Partners for life." Jack Hamlin 
again. T'riss to the fore. " The hempen neck-tie." Winners. High, Low, 
I Jack and the Game. 



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A. COMEDY IN ONE ACT. 

By MARY SEYMOUR. 

Four female characters. Costumes modern ; scenery unimportant. A very 
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